Fixing aged care is set to be a key priority of the new government under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. So is a more affordable and improved system of child care, reform of the NDIS, and strengthening Medicare and the health ...

Mark Butler has been named as the new Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care. The deputy leader of the lower house was sworn in on Wednesday along with Queensland MP Anika Wells, who was appointed Minister for Aged Care ...

A NSW aged care resident who recently battled Covid has just celebrated her 105th birthday. May Harrison, who is thought to be Australia’s oldest Covid survivor, hit the milestone birthday surrounded by family and friends. “I was very sick and ...

Ahead of the long-awaited federal election, aged care providers and peaks have urged action over a recent spread of COVID-19 as staff prepare to strike again on Friday. Recent government data shows there have been over 350 COVID-19 related deaths ...

After three decades of advocating for aged care, Ian Yates has announced he will step down as chief executive of COTA. He has been at the helm of the peak body for almost 20 years, during which time he oversaw ...

Repairing the aged care system remains a major priority for voters ahead of the federal election, a new Australian National University poll shows. Researchers asked more than 3,500 Australians about their views on current issues less than a fortnight before ...

Strike action could be expected within the next week after nearly all major providers in Australia have agreed to join the peak union's dispute with the federal government. Bolton Clarke of South Australia is the seventh provider to endorse UWU's ...

Tuesday’s federal budget directed $49.5 million dollars to training for aged care workers despite repeated industry calls to increase wages.  The Morrison Government's total forecast spending on aged care for 2022-23 has increased by less than 1 per cent compared ...

A survey of 1000 aged care workers conducted by the United Workers Union has found that 97 per cent of respondents are yet to receive the promised $800 bonus for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The union said many ...

This week the Nine Papers reported that the Federal Government was considering cutting back on funding allied health services that were deemed to be “not necessarily the most clinically appropriate”. The reported plan was met with concern from allied health ...